Quote from: NACar on January 25, 2008, 09:29:49 PM
LOLZ 

This is the most recent ad for the same car:

http://maine.craigslist.org/car/548018976.html

I am speculating... Sciroccos aren't exactly as common as Ford Tauruses. Perhaps it is not such a good idea.

His car is in fairly nice shape, but it had a bad motor. He got one from the junkyard and it was good to go.

Plus he found some weed in the car too.

Quote from: 280Z Turbo on January 25, 2008, 09:31:24 PM
His car is in fairly nice shape, but it had a bad motor. He got one from the junkyard and it was good to go.

Plus he found some weed in the car too.

I wonder if this one has some weed in it... 

Perhaps I should take a look at this '91 Firebird with the interior from a Ford Explorer...  http://maine.craigslist.org/car/548224599.html

Quote from: NACar on January 25, 2008, 09:41:39 PM
Perhaps I should take a look at this '91 Firebird with the interior from a Ford Explorer...

Link.

Quote from: NACar on January 25, 2008, 09:41:39 PM
Perhaps I should take a look at this '91 Firebird with the interior from a Ford Explorer...

Sounds like an upgrade.

http://maine.craigslist.org/car/525590752.html

what's wrong with it

Quote from: NACar on January 25, 2008, 10:19:04 PM
http://maine.craigslist.org/car/525590752.html

what's wrong with it

Salvage?

Quote from: thecarnut on January 25, 2008, 10:24:57 PM
Salvage?

your bike is salvage

Quote from: NACar on January 26, 2008, 12:05:22 AM
your bike is salvage

Ever since I've stopped trying to do stupid stuff with it, it's been a lot more reliable! Hmm...

Quote from: NACar on January 25, 2008, 06:36:40 PM
Tentatively, I think I have decided to hold onto the Audi for now, ditch the Escort, and buy a good $1000 car ASAP.

Good plan.  At this point, it'd be good to keep the Audi, and fix it as you get time.  In a few months, the weather will be perfect for working on vehicles, and you could probably have a bit of money saved up from your job as well.  Rationally, you should probably cut your losses, but this wasn't a rational purchase.

Brakes suck,....

Autozone has all the brake line benders, etc. for rent...I did my brake lines over Thanksgiving, and again before Christmas, and it sucked horribly.  Have fun...

Quote from: J86 on January 26, 2008, 11:59:57 AM
Brakes suck,....

Autozone has all the brake line benders, etc. for rent...I did my brake lines over Thanksgiving, and again before Christmas, and it sucked horribly.  Have fun...

Wow, usually brake lines last longer than one month. You must have done it wrong.

Quote from: NACar on January 25, 2008, 10:19:04 PM
http://maine.craigslist.org/car/525590752.html

what's wrong with it

Looks okay, it might be worth checking out.  If it's a 4-cylinder, it's the same engine that's in my car.

Quote from: NACar on January 26, 2008, 12:02:53 PM
Wow, usually brake lines last longer than one month. You must have done it wrong.

I ran over a deer a few months back, which dented the floor of my car (you should see the backseat!), and it evidently crunched the lines in a few places.  That compounded with the rust caused serious problems...I had one line go in November that was right between the gas tank and the frame; it took me ten hours to repair.  The next month, the line running from the front to back went, fortunately that was easily accessible.  Went through them all in minute detail after that, I should be good now...

Quote from: J86 on January 26, 2008, 12:08:27 PM
I ran over a deer a few months back, which dented the floor of my car (you should see the backseat!), and it evidently crunched the lines in a few places.  That compounded with the rust caused serious problems...I had one line go in November that was right between the gas tank and the frame; it took me ten hours to repair.  The next month, the line running from the front to back went, fortunately that was easily accessible.  Went through them all in minute detail after that, I should be good now...

Pics of backseat??

Quote from: J86 on January 26, 2008, 11:59:57 AM
Brakes suck,....

Autozone has all the brake line benders, etc. for rent...I did my brake lines over Thanksgiving, and again before Christmas, and it sucked horribly.  Have fun...

I bend mine by hand. It's not hard to avoid kinks if you're careful.

Quote from: thecarnut on January 26, 2008, 12:14:56 PM
Pics of backseat??

no....just imagine a dented floor!

Quote from: 280Z Turbo on January 26, 2008, 02:05:10 PM
I bend mine by hand. It's not hard to avoid kinks if you're careful.

Ya can't make some of these turns by hand....they were real tight.  It was a chore to get 'em done with the tool!

Quote from: J86 on January 26, 2008, 02:23:57 PM
Ya can't make some of these turns by hand....they were real tight.  It was a chore to get 'em done with the tool!

I bent a ~1.5" 360 degree loop by hand with no kinks. You must have been using a really hard metal. My lines were soft metal.

Quote from: 280Z Turbo on January 26, 2008, 02:25:38 PM
I bent a ~1.5" 360 degree loop by hand with no kinks. You must have been using a really hard metal. My lines were soft metal.

I used whatever you buy in autozone...it's nothing fancy.  I never knew there were three different size lines, not to mention, standard, flare, bubble flare, etc!  What a bloody pain.

I made a couple of lame videos today

starting her up:
http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j128/ncasler/V8Q/?action=view&current=100_0345.flv

pedal to the metal:
http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j128/ncasler/V8Q/?action=view&current=100_0346.flv

Jeezaloo, what's with all the black smoke?

Quote from: Secret Chimp on February 03, 2008, 07:01:37 PM
Jeezaloo, what's with all the black smoke?

unburned fuel 

The V8Q was pretty quick. I got 7.3 seconds to 60. Man, I would miss that car.

Quote from: CALL_911 on February 03, 2008, 07:04:51 PM
The V8Q was pretty quick. I got 7.3 seconds to 60. Man, I would miss that car.

I miss it alrelady. But now it will either be rebuilt, or become an organ donor so other Audis can live on in the glory of V8-Quattroness.

Make some Jetta vids.

Quote from: thecarnut on February 03, 2008, 07:11:01 PM
Make some Jetta vids.

I'll make some vids just before I trade it in for a 1st gen RX-7 in a few months 

Quote from: NACar on February 03, 2008, 07:12:40 PM
I'll make some vids just before I trade it in for a 1st gen RX-7 in a few months 

Then you will have to eat Top Ramen for the rest of your life because the RX-7 will drink through gas like crazy.

Quote from: NACar on February 03, 2008, 07:12:40 PM
I'll make some vids just before I trade it in for a 1st gen RX-7 in a few months 

Don't even think about that, man. Just live with the Jetta now, and get an even better car later.

Quote from: CALL_911 on February 03, 2008, 07:13:59 PM
Don't even think about that, man. Just live with the Jetta now, and get an even better car later.

I'm not thinking about it yet, I'm just making a prediction based on an extrapolation of my previous behaviour.